Sanding device



Sept. 27, 1927.

J. o. CAGE SANDING DEVICE Filed July 2, 1926 LD/InLO- Ca INVENTORATTORNEY WITNESS:

Patented Sept. 27, 1927.

'UNITED STATES JOHN ORVILLE CAGE, OF SILVERTON, OREGON.

SANDING DEVICE.

Application filed July 2, 1926.

This invention relates to a sanding device for motor vehicles, thegeneral object of the invention being to provide means for placing sandon the road surface in front of the drive wheels of the vehicle toprevent the same from skidding and spinning upon said surface. 7

Another object of .the invention is to provide magnetic means forcontrolling the flow of sand so that the said flow can be controlled bythe driver or other occupant of the vehicle.

This invention also consists in certain other features of constructionand in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to behereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawingsand specifically pointed out in the appended claim.

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like orcorresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1is a fragmentary view of a vehicle, showing the invention in use.

Figure 2 is a section on line 2-2 of Figure 3.

Figure 3 is a section on line 33 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a view-showing how the valve is operated by the magneticmeans.

I prefer to provide means for supplying sand in front of each of thedrive wheels of the vehicle. Figure 1 shows a portion of the vehicle atA, with one of its drive wheels at B. A sand receptacle 1 is arranged inthe body of the vehicle and has its discharge spout 2 arranged over anipple 3 which extends through the floor of the vehicle and leads thesand into a chamber 4 formed by. a casing 5 which is suitably fastenedto the bottom of the floor. This casing is formed with a rounded lowerpart 6 and a partition 7 having holes 8 therein, separates the part 6from the part 5. Said part 6 has a threaded nipple 9 thereon to which iscoupled a pipe 10 which will lead the sand to a point in front of thewheel B. A disk valve 11 is pivoted to the partition 7 and has the holes12 therein which, :when registering Serial No. 120,176.

with the holes 8, will permit sand to pass from the upper chamber to thelower chamber, but when said valve has been moved to throw its holes outof register with the holes 8, the sand will be held in the upperchamber. An arm 13 is connected with the disk 11 and passes through ahole in the casing and a spring 14 has one end fastened to the arm andits other end to a stationary part 15, said spring tending to hold theparts with the valve in closed position.

. An armature 16 of a magnet 17 is fastened to the arm in such a mannerthat when the magnet is energized, the armature will pull the arm overto a position where the holes in the valve will register with those inthe partition so that sand will flow from one chamber to the other andthus be supplied to the road in front of the wheels.

The switch for the magnets could be lo cated adjacent the drivers seatso that the driver could close the circuits to the magnets to cause thesand to flow in front of the wheels whenever desired.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages andnovel features of my invention will be readily apparent.

I desire it to be understood that I may make changes in the constructionand in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, providedthat such changes fall within the scope of the appended claim.

that I claim is In a motor vehicle, a sand container arranged therein, atwo-part valve chamber supported below the floor of the vehicle, meansfor connecting the chamber with the bottom of the receptacle, aperforated partition in the "alve chamber and arranged at the junctionof the two parts thereof, a perforated disk pivot-ally secured to thepartition for controlling the perforations therein, spring means fornormally holding the disk in closed position, magnetic means for movingthe disk to open position and a pipe connected with the bottom of thevalve chamber and extending to a point in front of one of the drivewheels of the vehicle. I I

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

JOHN ORVILLE CAGE.

